A. O. Smith HPA10-66H45DV 2 Running Cost (Electric Water…
A. O. Smith HPA10-66H45DV 2: running cost
The A. O. Smith HPA10-66H45DV 2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,292 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $243 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the A. O. Smith HPA10-66H45DV 2 compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 16.9% above it, ranking 446 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $35/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the A. O. Smith HPA10-66H45DV 2 on that list: A. O. Smith CAHP-66 2 ($243/yr, 1,292 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while A. O. Smith HPTA-66 2 ($243/yr, 1,292 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing A. O. Smith's own models
Ranked 36 of A. O. Smith's 61 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the HPS10-50H45DV 2 ($156/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the HPV10-80H01DV 2 ($311/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $243/year, the A. O. Smith HPA10-66H45DV 2 adds up to about $2,672 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
At $243/year, this is on the expensive side for a electric water heater; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $121/year, worth knowing before buying either the A. O. Smith HPA10-66H45DV 2 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The A. O. Smith HPA10-66H45DV 2 already costs $243/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 446 of 596, the A. O. Smith HPA10-66H45DV 2 sits in the middle of the electric water heater category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 1,292 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.